The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-05-27

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Because they are so terribly destruc-
! tive TO salmon. They rob many of the
nets of every fish, killing them in mere
wantonness-
Col. Winchester of West Virginia
| has given an additional 10000 acres
Tor hunting purposes to the Cheat
Mountain Sportsmen's Association.
The entire reserve now includes SO, 900
acres, and is the finest and most ex-
tensiye hunting park east of the Rock
iss.
Elijah Smith, theO Oregon railway mag
nate, thinks breakfast the great meal
of the day. lie takes mo- lunch and Is
careless about his dinner, but starts in
on every days work with his stomach
supplied with an amount of food which
will suffice fcr at least ten hours.
| In Finland. according to Bayard
| Taylor, the women resent as an insult
| a salute upon the lips. A Finnish ma
tron, hearing of our English custom
of kissing, declared that did her hus-
band attempt such liberty she would
treat him with such box upon the
ears that he should not readily forget.
King Mwanga of Africa would be a
notable accession to the society of Utah.
He is 10 wears old, and at last adyices
was credited with the possession OF
1000 wives. A family jar in his house
hold would be very lively domestic
earthquake.
A. S. Barber has been Postmaster OF
Alameda, Cal, since 1850. When he
was first appointed there were not
half-dozen families on the peninsula,
and the postoffice was most generally
in his hat. He is not only the first,
but the only Postmaster Alameda ever
had.
Five quarts of petroleum is sufficient
to preserve ship in rough sea. The
oil is generally applied to the surface
in canvas bags filled with oakum,
| through which the oil trickles slowly.
| The bags are attached TO the leeward
side Of the ship by long ropes.
A large consignment of American
bibles containing u copyright edition
| of the revised version of the scriptures,
! which was sent to Wolseley, South Aus
| tralia, has been seized and forwarded
until it is decided whether they infringe
on the English copyright act.
Miss n. b. Cummings, now the libra
rian of the Department of Justice at
Washington is daughter of former
| justice of the Supreme Court of Penn
| sylvania, and is regarded as one of the
best authorities on law books in the
country. n2s
Alexander III. of Russia permits
none of the familiarities from his court
iers which were tolerated by his father.
The murdered Gar was frequently
kissed by an aid-de-camp from the
wrist up to the shoulder in humble APP
probation of kind sentence or two.
Justus III. Schwah, one of the most
violent and viruent of the New York
Anarchists, pleads guilty of the owner
ship of $4,000 in Government bonds.
| 1t il not believed that Mr.. Schwab
really contemplates or intends an inn
mediate overthrow of the Government.
Franklin Howell, n wealthy banker
OF Scranton, has just been sued for
$4,000 for breach of promise by q
Pittsburg lady. A year ago similar
suit, in which damages of $40 900 were
asked, was brought against him by
Scranton damsel. 1t is intimated that
Howell is mentally unsound.
The acreage of cotton planted in
the Memphis district shows an increase
of q per cent. and the prospects are
| generally favorable. The outlook for
spring wheat in Illinois, Indiana, and
Iowa is promising. The condition OF
winter wheat is satisfactory through
ont the West. Kansas excepted.